Food Process Engineering (Taught)

Grow your future here with us

This is the place that gives you the skills to work for global companies, an exciting growing industry, and a vital cog in the steps towards stemming the climate crisis.

Who is this course for?

The possibilities and potential going forward for food engineering is incredible. Major food companies are all global companies, this is a course that opens doors to a growing and impactful industry. For engineers with an interest in the food and drink industry, global employment opportunities, and a background in process engineering.

What knowledge will I gain?

This course will give you the theoretical and practical knowledge needed in the food industry. Your learning will combine relevant industrial training and experience. This will help you on the path towards becoming a chartered engineer. The course offers you access to an accredited masters level degree, which is an educational requirement for Chartered Engineer status.

Why should I choose University of Nottingham?

Food Process Engineering at Nottingham has a long history of collaboration with industry. Our graduates consistently gain top jobs with major companies. This course equips students with a solid understanding of food process engineering. Providing transferable skills for the development of food processes and products.

Our graduates have gone on to work for the following companies: Nestle, Protolan, May Park, Cargill, Mars, Quorn, Coca-Cola, Pepsi.

We are the 2nd most targeted university by top employers in the UK and have been in the top 10 since 2013. We offer a number of visits with this course. We are top 10 in the UK for Chemical and Environmental engineering.

This course follows a modular structure, with students completing 180 credits over a 12-month period. Students will complete:

90 credits of core modules
30 credit development project providing skills in advanced design practice
60 credit summer project which develops skills in research
The course utilises an integrated approach in which lectures, seminars, laboratories and information technology form key elements.

All students must take the following core modules:
Accelerated Design Training (Autumn & Spring)30 credits
Advanced Rheology and Materials (autumn)10 credits
Food Processing (autumn)10 credits
Research Planning (spring)10 credits
Multiphase Systems (spring)10 credits
Research and Design Project (summer)60 credits
Additional core modules: These vary based on the applicant background conditions outlined below
Students who have not studied their first degree at University of Nottingham must also take:
Water Treatment (autumn)10 credits
Biochemical Engineering (autumn)10 credits
Advanced Computational Methods (spring)10 credits
Process Risk Benefit and Analysis (spring)10 credits
Water Treatment Engineering (spring)10 credits
Students who have studied BEng Chemical Engineering at University of Nottingham will instead take:
Water Treatment (autumn)10 credits
Air Pollution 1 (autumn)10 credits
Advanced Computational Methods (spring)10 credits
Process Risk Benefit and Analysis (spring)10 credits
Water Treatment Engineering (spring)10 credits
Students who have studied BEng Chemical with Environmental Engineering or Environmental Engineering at University of Nottingham will instead take:
Biochemical Engineering (autumn)10 credits
Industrial Process Analysis (autumn)10 credits
Advanced Computational Methods (spring)10 credits
Process Risk Benefit and Analysis (spring)10 credits
Water Treatment Engineering (spring)10 credits
The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer but is not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitiv

You will be assessed through a variety of ways, relating to the module learning outcomes and activities. You must pass each module with at least 50% to progress.